Premios de la Academia para la Mejor Canción Original

Se puede decir mucho de la elección de las mejores canciones, a veces muy discutible, pero incluyo una lista (Fuente Wikipedia) para que la puedan analizar. Me permití incluir el audio de la canción "Save Me" de Aimee Mann, nominada el año 1999, porque me encanta así como toda la banda sonora de esa película: Magnolia, una de las más extraordinarias que he visto.


Premiadas y nominadas

1934 - 1939
1934 - "The Continental" de The Gay Divorcee - Con Conrad (música) y Herb Magidson (letras)
1935 - "Lullaby of Broadway" de Gold Diggers de 1935 - Harry Warren (música) y Al Dubin (letras)
1936 - "The Way You Look Tonight" de Swing Time - Jerome Kern (música) y Dorothy Fields (letras)
1937 - "Sweet Leilani" de Waikiki Wedding - Harry Owens
1938 - "Thanks for the Memory" de The Big Broadcast of 1938 - Ralph Rainger (música) y Leo Robin (letras)
1939 - "Over the Rainbow" de The Wizard of Oz - Harold Arlen (música) y E. Y. Harburg (letras)

1940s
1940 - "When You Wish upon a Star" de Pinocchio - Leigh Harline (música) y Ned Washington (letras)
1941 - "The Last Time I Saw Paris" de Lady Be Good - Jerome Kern (música) y Oscar Hammerstein II (letras)
1942 - "White Christmas" de Holiday Inn - Irving Berlin
1943 - "You'll Never Know" de Hello, Frisco, Hello - Harry Warren (música) y Mack Gordon (letras)
1944 - "Swinging on a Star" de Going My Way - Jimmy Van Heusen (música) y Johnny Burke (letras)
1945 - "It Might as Well Be Spring" de State Fair - Richard Rodgers (música) y Oscar Hammerstein II (letras)
1946 - "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" de The Harvey Girls - Harry Warren (música) y Johnny Mercer (letras)
1947 - "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" de Song of the South - Allie Wrubel (música) y Ray Gilbert (letras)
1948 - "Buttons and Bows" de The Paleface - Jay Livingston y Ray Evans
1949 - "Baby, It's Cold Outside" de Neptune's Daughter - Frank Loesser

1950s
1950 - "Mona Lisa" de Captain Carey, U. S. A. - Ray Evans y Jay Livingston
1951 - "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" de Here Comes the Groom - Hoagy Carmichael (música) y Johnny Mercer (letras)
1952 - "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')" de High Noon - Dimitri Tiomkin (música) y Ned Washington (letras)
1953 - "Secret Love" de Calamity Jane - Sammy Fain (música) y Paul Francis Webster (letras)
1954 - "Three Coins in the Fountain" de Three Coins in the Fountain - Jule Styne (música) y Sammy Cahn (letras)
1955 - "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" de Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing - Sammy Fain (music) y Paul Francis Webster (letras)
1956 - "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Qué Será, Será)" de The Man Who Knew Too Much - Jay Livingston y Ray Evans
1957 - "All the Way" de The Joker Is Wild - Jimmy Van Heusen (música) y Sammy Cahn (letras)
1958 - "Gigi" de Gigi - Frederick Loewe (música) y Alan Jay Lerner (letras)
1959 - "High Hopes" de A Hole in the Head - Jimmy Van Heusen (música) y Sammy Cahn (letras)

1960s
1960 - "Never on Sunday" de Pote tin Kyriaki - Manos Hadjidakis
1961 - "Moon River" de Breakfast at Tiffany's - Henry Mancini (música) y Johnny Mercer (letras)
1962 - "Days of Wine and Roses" de Days of Wine and Roses - Henry Mancini (música) y Johnny Mercer (letras)
1963 - "Call Me Irresponsible" de Papa's Delicate Condition - Jimmy Van Heusen (música) y Sammy Cahn (letras)
1964 - "Chim Chim Cher-ee" de Mary Poppins - Richard M. Sherman y Robert B. Sherman
1965 - "The Shadow of Your Smile" de The Sandpiper - Johnny Mandel (música) y Paul Francis Webster (letras)
1966 - "Born Free" de Born Free - John Barry (música) y Don Black (letras)
1967 - "Talk to the Animals" de Doctor Dolittle - Leslie Bricusse
1968 - "Windmills of Your Mind" de The Thomas Crown Affair - Michel Legrand (música); y Alan Bergman y Marilyn Bergman (letras)
1969 - "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" de Butch Cassidy y the Sundance Kid - Burt Bacharach (música) y Hal David (letras)

1970s
1970 (43rd) "For All We Know" – Lovers and Other Strangers • Música: Fred Karlin • Letras: Robb Royer y Jimmy Griffin
"Whistling Away the Dark" – Darling Lili • Música: Henry Mancini • Letras: Johnny Mercer
"Till Love Touches Your Life" – Madron • Música: Riz Ortolani • Letras: Arthur Hamilton
"Pieces of Dreams" – Pieces of Dreams • Música: Michel Legrand • Letras: Alan Bergman y Marilyn Bergman
"Thank You Very Much" – Scrooge • Música y letras: Leslie Bricusse
1971 (44th) "Theme from Shaft" – Shaft • Música y letras: Isaac Hayes
"The Age of Not Believing" – Bedknobs and Broomsticks • Música y letras: Richard M. Sherman y Robert B. Sherman
"Bless the Beasts and Children" – Bless the Beasts and Children • Música y letras: Barry DeVorzon y Perry Botkin, Jr.
"Life Is What You Make It" – Kotch • Música: Marvin Hamlisch; • Letras: Johnny Mercer
"All His Children" – Sometimes a Great Notion • Música: Henry Mancini • Letras: Alan Bergman y Marilyn Bergman
1972 (45th) "The Morning After" – The Poseidon Adventure • Música y letras: Al Kasha y Joel Hirschhorn
"Ben" – Ben • Música: Walter Scharf; • Letras: Don Black
"Marmalade, Molasses & Honey" – The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean • Música: Maurice Jarre; • Letras: Marilyn Bergman y Alan Bergman
"Come Follow, Follow Me" – The Little Ark • Música: Fred Karlin; • Letras: Marsha Karlin
"Strange Are the Ways of Love" – The Stepmother • Música: Sammy Fain; • Letras: Paul Francis Webster
1973 (46th) "The Way We Were" – The Way We Were • Música: Marvin Hamlisch; • Letras: Alan Bergman y Marilyn Bergman
"Nice to Be Around" – Cinderella Liberty • Música: John Williams; • Letras: Paul Williams
"Live and Let Die" – Live and Let Die • Música y letras: Paul McCartney y Linda McCartney
"Love" – Robin Hood • Música: George Bruns; • Letras: Floyd Huddleston
"All That Love Went To Waste" – A Touch of Class • Música: George Barrie; • Letras: Sammy Cahn
1974 (47th) "We May Never Love Like This Again" – The Towering Inferno • Música y letras: Al Kasha y Joel Hirschhorn
"Benji's Theme (I Feel Love)" – Benji • Música: Euel Box; • Letras: Betty Box
"Blazing Saddles (song)" – Blazing Saddles • Música: John Morris; • Letras: Mel Brooks
"Wherever Love Takes Me" – Gold • Música: Elmer Bernstein; • Letras: Don Black
"Little Prince" – The Little Prince • Música: Frederick Loewe; • Letras: Alan Jay Lerner
1975 (48th) "I'm Easy" – Nashville • Música y letras: Keith Carradine
"How Lucky Can You Get" – Funny Lady • Música y letras: Fred Ebb y John Kander
"Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" – Mahogany • Música: Michael Masser • Letras: Gerry Goffin
"Richard's Window" – The Other Side of the Mountain • Música: Charles Fox; • Letras: Norman Gimbel
"Now That We're in Love" – Whiffs • : George Barrie • Letras: Sammy Cahn
1976 (49th) "Evergreen" – A Star Is Born • Música: Barbra Streisand • Letras: Paul Williams
"A World That Never Was" – Half a House • Música: Sammy Fain • Letras: Paul Francis Webster
"Ave Satani" – The Omen • Música y letras: Jerry Goldsmith
"Come to Me" – The Pink Panther Strikes Again • Música: Henry Mancini • Letras: Don Black
"Gonna Fly Now" – Rocky • Música: Bill Conti • Letras: Carol Connors y Ayn Robbins
1977 (50th) "You Light Up My Life" de You Light Up My Life • Música y letras: Joseph Brooks
"Candle on the Water" – Pete's Dragon • Música y letras: Al Kasha y Joel Hirschhorn
"Someone's Waiting for You" – The Rescuers • Música: Sammy Fain • Letras: Carol Connors y Ayn Robbins
"The Slipper and the Rose Waltz (He Danced with Me/She Danced with Me)" – The Slipper and the Rose • Música y letras: Richard M. Sherman y Robert B. Sherman
"Nobody Does It Better" – The Spy Who Loved Me • Música: Marvin Hamlisch • Letras: Carole Bayer Sager
1978 (51st) "Last Dance" – Thank God It's Friday • Música y letras: Paul Jabara
"Ready To Take a Chance Again" – Foul Play • Música: Charles Fox • Letras: Norman Gimbel
"Hopelessly Devoted To You" – Grease • Música y letras: John Farrar
"When You're Loved" – The Magic of Lassie • Música y letras: Richard M. Sherman y Robert B. Sherman
"The Last Time I Felt Like This" – Same Time, Next Year • Música: Marvin Hamlisch • Letras: Alan Bergman y Marilyn Bergman
1979 (52nd) "It Goes Like It Goes" – Norma Rae • Música: David Shire • Letras: Norman Gimbel
"Through the Eyes of Love" – Ice Castles • Música: Marvin Hamlisch • Letras: Carole Bayer Sager
"The Rainbow Connection" – The Muppet Movie • Música y letras: Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher
"I'll Never Say Goodbye" – The Promise • Música: David Shire • Letras: Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
"It's Easy To Say" – 10 • Música: Henry Mancini • Letras: Robert Wells

1980s
1980 (53rd) "Fame" – Fame • Música: Michael Gore • Letras: Dean Pitchford
"People Alone" – The Competition • Música: Lalo Schifrin • Letras: Will Jennings
"Out Here On My Own" – Fame • Música: Michael Gore • Letras: Lesley Gore
"On the Road Again" – Honeysuckle Rose • Música y letras: Willie Nelson
"Nine to Five" – Nine to Five • Música y letras: Dolly Parton
1981 (54th) "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" – Arthur • Música y letras: Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross, y Peter Allen
"Endless Love" – Endless Love • Música y letras: Lionel Richie
"For Your Eyes Only" – For Your Eyes Only • Música: Bill Conti • Letras: Mick Leeson
"The First Time It Happens" – The Great Muppet Caper • Música y letras: Joe Raposo
"One More Hour" – Ragtime • Música y letras: Randy Newman
1982 (55th) "Up Where We Belong" – An Officer and a Gentleman • Música: Jack Nitzsche y Buffy Sainte-Marie • Letras: Will Jennings
"How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" – Best Friends • Música: Michel Legrand • Letras: Alan Bergman y Marilyn Bergman
"Eye of the Tiger" – Rocky III • Música y letras: Jim Peterik y Frankie Sullivan
"It Might Be You" – Tootsie • Música: Dave Grusin • Letras: Alan Bergman y Marilyn Bergman
"If We Were In Love" – Yes, Giorgio • Música: John Williams • Letras: Alan Bergman y Marilyn Bergman
1983 (56th) "Flashdance... What a Feeling" – Flashdance • Música: Giorgio Moroder (music) • Letras: Keith Forsey e Irene Cara
"Maniac" – Flashdance • Música y letras: Michael Sembello y Dennis Matkosky
"Over You" – Tender Mercies • Música y letras: Austin Roberts y Bobby Hart
"Papa, Can You Hear Me?" – Yentl • Música: Michel Legrand • Letras: Alan Bergman y Marilyn Bergman
"The Way He Makes Me Feel" – Yentl • Música: Michel Legrand • Letras: Alan Bergman y Marilyn Bergman
1984 (57th) "I Just Called to Say I Love You" – The Woman in Red • Música y letras: Stevie Wonder
"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" – Against All Odds • Música y letras: Phil Collins
"Footloose" – Footloose • Música y letras: Kenny Loggins y Dean Pitchford
"Let's Hear It for the Boy" – Footloose • Música y letras: Tom Snow y Dean Pitchford
"Ghostbusters" – Ghostbusters • Música y letras: Ray Parker Jr.
1985 (58th) "Say You, Say Me" – White Nights • Música y letras: Lionel Richie
"The Power of Love" – Back to the Future • Música: Chris Hayes y Johnny Colla • Letras: Huey Lewis
"Surprise, Surprise" de A Chorus Line • Música: Marvin Hamlisch • Letras: Edward Kleban
"Miss Celie's Blues (Sister)" • The Color Purple • Música: Quincy Jones y Rod Temperton • Letras: Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton y Lionel Richie
"Separate Lives" – White Nights • Música y letras: Stephen Bishop
1986 (59th) "Take My Breath Away" – Top Gun • Música: Giorgio Moroder • Letras: Tom Whitlock
"Somewhere Out There" – An American Tail • Música: James Horner y Barry Mann • Letras: Cynthia Weil
"Glory of Love" – The Karate Kid, Part II • Música: Peter Cetera y David Foster • Letras: Peter Cetera and Diane Nini
"Mean Green Mother from Outer Space" – Little Shop of Horrors • Música: Alan Menken • Letras: Howard Ashman
"Life in a Looking Glass" – That's Life! • Música: Henry Mancini • Letras: Leslie Bricusse
1987 (60th) "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" – Dirty Dancing • Música: Franke Previte, John DeNicola y Donald Markowitz • Letras: Franke Previte
"Shakedown" – Beverly Hills Cop II • Música: Harold Faltermeyer y Keith Forsey • Letras: Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey y Bob Seger
"Cry Freedom" – Cry Freedom • Música y letras: George Fenton y Jonas Gwangwa
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" – Mannequin • Música y letras: Albert Hammond y Diane Warren
"Storybook Love" – The Princess Bride • Música y letras: Willy DeVille
1988 (61st) "Let the River Run" – Working Girl • Música y letras: Carly Simon
"Calling You" – Bagdad Café • Música y letras: Bob Telson
"Two Hearts" – Buster • Música: Lamont Dozier • Letras: Phil Collins
1989 (62nd) "Under the Sea" – The Little Mermaid • Música: Alan Menken • Letras: Howard Ashman
"After All" de Chances Are • Música: Tom Snow • Letras: Dean Pitchford
"Kiss the Girl" – The Little Mermaid • MúsicaMusic: Alan Menken • Letras: Howard Ashman
"I Love To See You Smile" – Parenthood • Música y letras: Randy Newman
"The Girl Who Used To Be Me" – Shirley Valentine • Música: Marvin Hamlisch • Letras: Alan Bergman y Marilyn Bergman

1990s
1990 (63rd) "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" – Dick Tracy • Música y letras: Stephen Sondheim
"Promise Me You'll Remember" – The Godfather Part III • Música: Carmine Coppola • Letras: John Bettis
"Somewhere in My Memory" – Home Alone • Música: John Williams • Letras: Leslie Bricusse
"I'm Checkin' Out" – Postcards from the Edge • Música y letras: Shel Silverstein
"Blaze of Glory" – Young Guns II • Música y letras: Jon Bon Jovi
1991 (64th) "Beauty and the Beast" – Beauty and the Beast • Música: Alan Menken • Letras: Howard Ashman
"Be Our Guest" – Beauty and the Beast • Música: Alan Menken • Letras: Howard Ashman
"Belle" – Beauty and the Beast • Música: Alan Menken • Letras: Howard Ashman
"When You're Alone" – Hook • Música: John Williams • Letras: Leslie Bricusse
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves • Música: Michael Kamen • Letras: Bryan Adams y Robert John Lange
1992 (65th) "A Whole New World" – Aladdin • Música: Alan Menken • Letras: Tim Rice
"Friend Like Me" – Aladdin • Música: Alan Menken • Letras: Howard Ashman
"I Have Nothing" – The Bodyguard • Música: David Foster • Letras: Linda Thompson
"Run to You" – The Bodyguard • Jud Friedman • Letras: Allan Rich
"Beautiful Maria of My Soul" – The Mambo Kings • Música: Robert Kraft • Letras: Arne Glimcher
1993 (66th) "Streets of Philadelphia" – Philadelphia • Música y letras: Bruce Springsteen
"The Day I Fell in Love" – Beethoven's 2nd • Música y letras: Carole Bayer Sager, James Ingram y Cliff Magness
"Philadelphia" – Philadelphia • Música y letras: Neil Young
"Again" – Poetic Justice • Música y letras: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam y Terry Lewis
"A Wink and a Smile" – Sleepless in Seattle • Música: Marc Shaiman • Letras: Ramsey McLean
1994 (67th) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" – The Lion King • Música: Elton John • Letras: Tim Rice
"Look What Love Has Done" – Junior • Música y letras: Carole Bayer Sager, James Newton Howard, James Ingram y Patty Smyth
"Circle of Life" – The Lion King • Música: Elton John • Letras: Tim Rice
"Hakuna Matata" – The Lion King • Música: Elton John • Letras: Tim Rice
"Make Up Your Mind" – The Paper • Música y letras: Randy Newman
1995 (68th) "Colors of the Wind" – Pocahontas • Música: Alan Menken • Letras: Stephen Schwartz
"Dead Man Walking" – Dead Man Walking • Música y letras: Bruce Springsteen
"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" – Don Juan DeMarco • Música y letras: Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams y Robert John Lange
"Moonlight" – Sabrina • Música: John Williams • Letras: Alan Bergman y Marilyn Bergman
"You've Got a Friend in Me" – Toy Story • Música y letras: Randy Newman
1996 (69th) "You Must Love Me" – Evita • Música: Andrew Lloyd Webber • Letras: Tim Rice
"I Finally Found Someone" – The Mirror Has Two Faces • Música y letras: Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Bryan Adams y Robert Lange
"For the First Time" – One Fine Day • Música y letras: James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman y Allan Dennis Rich
"That Thing You Do!" – That Thing You Do! • Música y letras: Adam Schlesinger
"Because You Loved Me" – Up Close & Personal • Música y letras: Diane Warren
1997 (70th) "My Heart Will Go On" – Titanic • Música: James Horner • Letras: Will Jennings
"Journey to the Past" – Anastasia • Música: Stephen Flaherty • Letras: Lynn Ahrens
"How Do I Live" – Con Air • Música y letras: Diane Warren
"Miss Misery" – Good Will Hunting • Música y letras: Elliott Smith
"Go the Distance" – Hercules • Música: Alan Menken • Letras: David Zippel
1998 (71st) "When You Believe" – The Prince of Egypt • Música y letras: Stephen Schwartz
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" – Armageddon • Música y letras: Diane Warren
"That'll Do" – Babe: Pig in the City • Música y letras: Randy Newman
"A Soft Place To Fall" – The Horse Whisperer • Música y letras: Allison Moorer y Gwil Owen
"The Prayer" – Quest for Camelot • Música: Carole Bayer Sager y David Foster • Letras by Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster, Tony Renis y Alberto Testa
1999 (72nd) "You'll Be in My Heart" – Tarzan • Música y letras: Phil Collins
"Save Me" – Magnolia • Música y letras: Aimee Mann
"Music of My Heart" – Music of the Heart • Música y letras: Diane Warren
"Blame Canada" – South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut • Música y letras: Trey Parker y Marc Shaiman
"When She Loved Me" – Toy Story 2 • Música y letras: Randy Newman

2000s
2000 (73rd) "Things Have Changed" – Wonder Boys • Música y letras: Bob Dylan
"I've Seen It All" – Dancer in the Dark • Música: Björk • Letras: Lars von Trier y Sjon Sigurdsson
"My Funny Friend and Me" – The Emperor's New Groove • Música: Sting y David Hartley • Letras: Sting
"A Fool In Love" – Meet the Parents • Música y letras: Randy Newman
"A Love Before Time" – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon • Música: Jorge Calandrelli y Tan Dun • Letras: James Schamus
2001 (74th) "If I Didn't Have You" – Monsters, Inc. • Música y letras: Randy Newman
"Until..." – Kate & Leopold • Música y letras: Sting
"May It Be" – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring • Música y letras: Enya, Nicky Ryan y Roma Ryan
"There You'll Be" – Pearl Harbor • Música y letras: Diane Warren
"Vanilla Sky" – Vanilla Sky • Música y letras: Paul McCartney
2002 (75th) "Lose Yourself" – 8 Mile • Música: Eminem, Jeff Bass y Luis Resto • Letras: Eminem
"I Move On" – Chicago • Música: John Kander • Letras: Fred Ebb
"Burn It Blue" – Frida • Música: Elliot Goldenthal • Letras: Julie Taymor
"The Hands That Built America" – Gangs of New York • Música y letras: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton y Larry Mullen Jr. (U2)
"Father and Daughter" – The Wild Thornberrys Movie • Música y letras: Paul Simon
2003 (76th) "Into the West" – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King • Música y letras: Fran Walsh, Howard Shore y Annie Lennox
"Scarlet Tide" – Cold Mountain • Música y letras: T-Bone Burnett y Elvis Costello
"You Will Be My Ain True Love" – Cold Mountain • Música y letras: Sting
"A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" – A Mighty Wind • Música y letras: Michael McKean y Annette O'Toole
"Belleville Rendez-Vous" – The Triplets of Belleville • Música: Benoît Charest • Letras: Sylvain Chomet
2004 (77th) "Al otro lado del río (On The Other Side of the River)" – The Motorcycle Diaries • Música y letras: Jorge Drexler
"Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" – The Chorus • Música: Bruno Coulais • Letras: Christophe Barratier
"Learn to Be Lonely" – The Phantom of the Opera • Música: Andrew Lloyd Webber • Letras: Charles Hart
"Believe" – The Polar Express • Música y letras: Glen Ballard y Alan Silvestri
"Accidentally in Love" – Shrek 2 • Música: Adam Duritz, Charlie Gillingham, Jim Bogios, David Immerglück, Matthew Malley y David Bryson • Letras: Adam Duritz y Daniel Vickrey
2005 (78th) "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" – Hustle & Flow • Música y letras: Jordan Houston (Juicy J), Cedric Coleman (Frayser Boy) y Paul Beauregard (DJ Paul)
"In the Deep" – Crash • Música: Kathleen York y Michael Becker • Letras: Kathleen York
"Travelin' Thru" – Transamerica • Música y letras: Dolly Parton
2006 (79th) "I Need to Wake Up" – An Inconvenient Truth • Música y letras: Melissa Etheridge
"Our Town" – Cars • Música y letras: Randy Newman
"Listen" – Dreamgirls • Música: Henry Krieger y Scott Cutler • Letras: Anne Preven
"Love You I Do" – Dreamgirls • Música: Henry Krieger • Letras: Siedah Garrett
"Patience" – Dreamgirls • Música: Henry Krieger • Letras: Willie Reale